mantis shrimp

noun

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The mantis shrimp is nature’s high-speed boxer with multi-spectral vision, a creature that hits faster than a bullet’s acceleration and sees the unseen. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 In the first menu, customers can find spaghetti with mantis shrimp, salted lemon, sea grapes and monkfish paired with bagna càuda and green asparagus. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025 Understanding how mantis shrimp defend themselves from extreme force could inspire new technology. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025 The team of researchers tested a hypothesis that the peacock mantis shrimp’s resilience comes from the structure of its dactyl clubs. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mantis shrimp

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mantis shrimp was in 1871

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“Mantis shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantis%20shrimp. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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